Dr. Layton Talbert visited our church in June 2023, spoke for two days on the book of Job, and gifted us his book “Beyond Suffering: Discovering the Message of Job.” Currently, I’m reading through it and plan to share the highlights The initial theme that impacted me is affliction. Talbert... Read More

I do not think there is one person in the world right now that would say we are living in a perfect place without the need for change. I think everyone would agree with me that we have a problem. What we disagree on is the problem itself and any... Read More

Culture is the way a group of people lives together based upon what they believe. No doubt, as you see the news or your social media feed, you have noticed that our culture is screaming louder and louder. Some of the screams are heartbreaking; sin is devastating. Some of the... Read More

Introduction In my previous articles on faith, we’ve examined the rational, foundational and dependable nature of faith. We then looked at how someone gets Biblical faith. We looked at God being both the source and object of true faith as well as obedience being the identifying mark of Biblical saving... Read More

Introduction Life seems to be a never-ending cycle of storms. Problem after problem wash over us like tempestuous waves with no end in sight. Sometimes the problems present themselves as health problems, loss of a loved one, financial disasters, or emotional distress. Frequently, we get more than one at a... Read More

Introduction  Up to this point, the articles on faith have looked at what faith is without really giving a solid definition. Our working definition for these articles is: Faith is the rational, confident trust in the revealed character and words of the all-knowing, perfect and good God which always results... Read More

“Be Thankful.” That is easier said than done, especially when things get difficult. We know that God uses circumstances we would not choose to make us more like Him; we even counsel others this truth. It is much harder to look at ourselves in the mirror of this truth, but... Read More

Introduction When discussing any topic, definitions are important especially when dealing with such an important topic as faith. In the previous article, we discovered that there are numerous false views about faith. The only correct view of faith is God’s view which He has given to us in His Word.... Read More

Go to bed together. In marriage, we become “one flesh.” The implications of this are many, think about them. By going to bed together, I am talking about more than the realm of intimacy within marriage. I am talking about making our schedules as much the same as possible. Habitually... Read More

April and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary, and statistically, that is quite a milestone. Someone commented to me, “that’s long enough for the rest of us to be asking for tips!” I never really thought of our “success” in that way, but it did make me consider some... Read More